Definition

• Stempelfehler.  German word for mistake in the die. There is no comparable word in English for this meaning. A mistake in the die will be evident on every piece struck from that die.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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